Watch Live: CDC Director Returns to Testify on Ebola Threat By JM Rieger Posted October 16, 2014 at 11:49am Facebook Twitter Email Reddit <br /> </center> The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations holds a noon hearing on the U.S. response to the Ebola virus, which has killed <a href="https://bigstory.ap.org/article/f1358280620441fabb0cc99cfb5bacfd/who-ebola-death-toll-above-4000" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">more than 4,000 people</a> since the <a href="https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1411100?query=featured_home#t=articleBackground" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">outbreak began in December 2013.</a> Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, will testify on what the World Health Organization on Monday called <a href="https://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_WHO_EBOLA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-10-13-07-29-36" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">“the most severe, acute health emergency seen in modern times.” </a> Additional witnesses include representatives from Texas Health Resources, the Food and Drug Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Homeland Security.  </p> <p> <a href="https://media.cq.com/pub/2013/race-ratings-rc" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><br /> <strong>Roll Call Election Map: Race Ratings for Every Seat</strong><br /> </a><br /> <strong><br /> <em>Get breaking news alerts and more from Roll Call <a href="https://www.rollcall.com/register/main.html?pos=rr" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">in your inbox</a> or <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/roll-call-news/id433753469?mt=8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">on your iPhone</a>.</em><br /> </strong> </p> <p></body> Recent Stories Capitol Police close out post-Jan. 6 recommendations, call for more manpower Rep. Nancy Mace wears sling at the Capitol after saying she was ‘accosted’ House Democratic border hawks eye new influence next Congress House sends compromise NDAA to Senate Capitol Lens | Statue debut Disaster aid for national parks deemed ‘critical’ by advocates
